I have to say, this figure was a bit of a disappointment. I was so pleased with the Power Girl from this series that I expected more.
The face and hair are great, as is usual for DC Direct figures, which usually suffer with regard to playability rather than appearance. And she's not a bad-looking figure by any means, just sort of...odd. Her legs are very thin, with no discernable muscle tone; I will grant that Donna isn't going to be Power Girl, but she makes a point of keeping in shape (as I recall from an old issue of Green Lantern where she was trying to convince Kyle to do likewise and not rely entirely on the ring). The torso is in one piece, which of course means the waist doesn't turn, but the back has an awfully uncomfortable-looking arch to it. In fact, when you stand her up--or try to, her stance doesn't really permit it--her natural pose seems to be with the chest and butt both stuck out somewhat.
As for playability, she's not so great, but that's all right, it's what I expected. The head turns only a bit because of the hair (a common problem with long-haired figures). The arms are quite posable. The legs are not, the bend slightly at the hip and knee, and the boots rotate.
All in all, I'm thinking this figure may have to stay out of the toy box. Not because of the playability issues (we're used to that), but because she just doesn't seem that sturdy.
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I agree. She really looks frail, if its the one I'm thinking about. With the long hands/fingers?
The Donna Troy Wonder Woman figure that came out in early December, however, is quite nice.
What! You take your toys out of the package and PLAY with them! Wht a scary thought. :D
Well, lets hope they make more that can stand up (get it) to the riggers play.
I saw the Donna in the old-school, red leotard outfit, on sale at a local store, and am almost considering it...they had the Troia/Harbinger/whatever style one, with the dictation orb-thing, but I don't like that one.
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